Beginning with EDI 5.0, Sybase has discontinued shipping Sybase-branded DataDirect Technologies ODBC drivers for UNIX. Instead, EDI products on UNIX include unixODBC, which is an open-source ODBC driver manager.
You have three options with respect to using ODBC drivers:
If you are already using DataDirect ODBC drivers, either Sybase-branded ones, purchased from Sybase, or open ones, purchased from DataDirect, Sybase recommends that you replace the unixODBC Driver Manager with your DataDirect Driver Manager and drivers. For instructions, see “Replacing unixODBC with DataDirect driver manager and drivers for UNIX”.
If you are a new EDI user on UNIX, Sybase strongly recommends that you buy the DataDirect Open ODBC drivers directly from DataDirect. These are functionally identical to the Sybase-branded ones but work with any vendor’s products. For more information, see the DataDirectTechnologies Web site.
You can replace the unixODBC Driver Manager with the DataDirect Driver Manager and drivers. See “Replacing unixODBC with DataDirect driver manager and drivers for UNIX”.
You can use the ODBC drivers from your database vendor with the unixODBC Driver Manager. However, if you choose this option, you cannot then get support from Sybase. Instead, you must get support for the ODBC drivers from your database vendor and support for the unixODBC Driver Manager from OpenLink Software. For more information, see the OpenLink Software Web site.
